so varina davis became sort of the preeminent hostess in washington and all that. and people loved her. and then she loved washington. to the end of her life said her happiest years were in washington. >> yeah. not a lot of people would say that today. >> i still love it but they -- so she wrote these interesting letters, as i say. >> yeah. >> then she has to go off to be the first lady of the confederacy, which is something she did not greatly enjoy. and as with mary lincoln she lost a child in that white house. the child fell off the roof and died. but she, you know, she did her duty. >> yeah. >> but she was always suspect. again, like mary lincoln was suspect for being from kentucky by the north, varina davis' grandfather had been governor of new jersey. so she was suspect by the south. and she was olive complected. she was never quite fair enough for the perfect southern belle. and so after he died, she thought -- and it was a difficult relationship. she moved to new york. and that was shocking, a scandal. the first lady of the confederacy going to the north. a